The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you may think that there would be little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it appears to be working the opposite way, with the awful economic circumstances leading to a higher ambition to gamble, to try and locate a quick win, a way out of the problems.
For almost all of the people subsisting on the tiny nearby wages, there are 2 common types of betting, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the odds of succeeding are surprisingly tiny, but then the winnings are also remarkably big. It’s been said by market analysts who look at the situation that the majority don’t purchase a card with the rational expectation of profiting. Zimbet is centered on either the local or the British football divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other shoe, pander to the incredibly rich of the nation and travelers. Up until a short time ago, there was a considerably big tourist industry, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated bloodshed have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have table games, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which has gaming machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has diminished by beyond 40 percent in recent years and with the connected poverty and bloodshed that has arisen, it isn’t well-known how well the vacationing industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of them will carry through until things improve is merely not known.